Tribute to Cllr Carole Ellis
Mayor Dave Hodgson has paid tribute to Cllr Carole Ellis, who has passed away following a long illness. Cllr Ellis, who...
9 Dec 2014
National News
Labour rebel against leader over Council Tax
A pattern seems to be emerging in Rugby Borough Council of parties rebelling against their representatives on all-party working groups.
9 Dec 2014
David Goodall appointed Island Lib Dem Parliamentary Spokesman
At the recent Isle of Wight Liberal Democrats AGM David Goodall was appointed to be the Parliamentary Spokesman. David was the meeting's guest speaker and spoke about his life on the Island and commenting on the fact that the AGM date was almost 18 years to the day since his twin boys were born just up the road at St Mary's Hospital.
9 Dec 2014
Royal Borough Tories Record of Shame - Another £10k added to councillors' allowances bill.
The cost of councillors' allowances is set to rise another £10,335 a year after the Conservatives decided to promote another of their colleagues to "Cabinet" status.
LDWC
9 Dec 2014
Tory delays leave the door open to property speculators
Fourteen years ago Tony Blair's Labour government passed new laws creating two classes of councillor. Those who sat on the Council's cabinet and directed the officers and ordinary ward councillors who look after the interests of their area. At present in Rugby the ruling tory group only allows its own members to hold cabinet positions - see http://rugbylibdems.org.uk/en/article/2014/974060/rugby-cabinet-or-council . One advantage of the system is that when things go wrong it is clear who should shoulder the responsibility.
9 Dec 2014
Eric Pickles’ threat to Rugby’s green fields
Eric Pickles MP (Con, Brentwood & Ongar) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is trying to "persuade" local authorities to release land for housing.
9 Dec 2014